​​The Emmanuel  Anglican Communion, Inc.

Greeting from the Archbishop’s Office

     In Luke 10:1-19 Jesus picked seventy or seventy-two men to send out as witnesses. They were to go with urgency, and were not even to collect money, clothing, or food. The message was urgent, vital, even. We live in such a time, now. More and more people live in darkness than ever before. Once a person passes from this life, it is too late to seek forgiveness and eternal life if one has not believed on Jesus Christ and His work on the cross. We must preach His word. We must spread the Gospel. We must not care whom we upset with His message, for lives depend upon our obedience.
     The Gospel is a counter cultural message that revolutionizes nations and people. Everywhere we see the effects of the beliefs of those who reject the Gospel. We see the murder of babies, the lives lost, the suffering of people increased, and the rise of greater depression and anger. People are losing hope and hope only comes from the Gospel, not Marxism, Hegelianism, or any of the other isms that claim to be the solution to mankind’s problems. Only the Gospel can save and change the human heart. Only the Gospel of Christ can save mankind.
     The Emmanuel Anglican Communion was founded to be obedient to our Lord and spread His message of hope and salvation abroad. To that end, we worship with the 1662 Book of Common Prayer in updated English. Proper worship with solid Scripture use is the launch pad for our missionary efforts. Many of our clergy and lay people are members of the Emmanuel Communion Order of St. Benedict (OSB), a third order religious order. We are not celibate or locked away in monasteries. We are married and live and work in the communities we serve. We plant parishes as the Lord opens the opportunity. We now have efforts that span the globe in the United States, Columbia, Ireland, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Uganda, DRC, and other countries. We reach people in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Viet Nam, and other nations in the 10-40 Window. We teach refugee children, who have no hope and no future. In Southeast Asia, these children are non-people, the families not allowed to work, the children not allowed to go to public school, and they live hard lives. We support an orphanage in Uganda, and we helped them start a chicken farm so they can be independent of outside help one day. There are many such works that are ongoing. To that end, our bishops and other clergy work secular jobs or have other sources of income outside of ministry so that we are able to go into places others have been unable to reach, just as Jesus required in Luke 10.
     As Archbishop, I would like to extend an invitation to like minded people and denominations to join with us, either through a concordat, or by becoming a part of the Emmanuel Anglican Communion, and spread the love and hope of Christ to all nations.

In the Name of Christ Jesus,

Archbishop Dr. Augustine Thomas, OSB
Emmanuel Anglican Communion